Specifications:
- Door Configuration: Configuration #2
- Plate Size: 1.5" x 11"
- Material: Brass
- Plate Style: Modern
- Keyed: No
- Function: Non-Keyed – Thumbturn Inside
- Product Type: Multi Point Lock Trim
Emtek 12A3 Multi Point Lock Trim (Door Config #2) - Brass Plates, Modern Style (1.5" x 11"), Non-Keyed American Style Thumbturn Inside
- Can be ordered with any Brass Levers
- Swinging Patio Door Hardware. Set includes Plates, Handles
- Multi Point Mortise Lock Box not included. Trims Only
- Each Multi Point Lock Trim now includes the Spring Assist function which returns the lever to the neutral position and eliminates sagging handles.
Manufacturer Resources
Product Specs
- Subcategory:
- Multi Point Lock Trim
- Product Group:
- Mechanical Locks
- Commercial/Residential:
- Residential
- Product Type:
- Multi Point Lock Trim
- Product Subgroup:
- Multi Point Lock Trim
- Collection:
- Brass
- Cylinder Position:
- Above Handle
- Door Configuration:
- #2
- Electronic:
- No
- Keyed:
- No
- Lock Type:
- Multi Point Trim
- Ref. Door Manufacturer(s):
- BiltBest, G-U, Hurd (Energy Saver), Andersen
- Series:
- Modern
- Theme:
- Contemporary
- MAP Policy:
- Yes
- Product Model:
- 12A3
- (CTC) Center-to-Center:
- 3-5/8"
- Product Function:
- Non-Keyed American Style Thumbturn Inside
- Product Size:
- 1-1/2" x 11"
- Cylinder Classification:
- American
- Product Style:
- Modern
- Product Material:
- Brass
- Product Category:
- Mechanical Locks
- Product Substrate:
- Brass
- Department:
- Door Hardware
Emtek 12A3-US19 – Frequently Asked Questions
1) Does the Emtek 12A3 multi point lock trim include the multi point mortise lock body?
No. The 12A3 is trim only, meaning the interior and exterior plates plus the handles. The multi point mortise lock box is a separate purchase, so you need the door's existing multi point lock in place or ordered alongside. Buyers replacing worn or dated hardware on a swinging patio door usually keep the lock body already in the door and change only the trim.
2) How do I know if the Emtek 12A3 trim matches the multi point lock already in my patio door?
Two things have to line up. The 12A3 is Door Configuration #2 trim with a 3-5/8 inch center-to-center spacing between the cylinder hole and the handle hub, and the cylinder position is above the handle. If your existing plate measures 3-5/8 inches center to center with the key opening above the lever, the hole pattern matches. Emtek references this configuration against BiltBest, G-U, Hurd (Energy Saver) and Andersen doors.
3) Is the Emtek 12A3 keyed, and how does it lock from inside?
The 12A3 is the non-keyed version. There is no key cylinder in the exterior plate; you operate the multi point lock from inside with an American style thumbturn. That makes it the right choice for a patio door on a secured yard or a second leaf that never needs to be keyed from outside. If you need key access from the exterior, you want the keyed configuration of this trim instead, which takes an American style cylinder.
4) What do I have to specify when ordering Emtek 12A3 multi point trim?
Three choices beyond finish. Lever style is required, and there are 51 of them across the modern L-Square, T-Bar and R-Bar bars (Faceted, Hammered, Knurled, Tribeca, Straight Knurled, White Marble) plus the cast levers like Athena, Helios, Luzern, Milano, Rope, Santa Fe and Arts and Crafts. Handing is required, right or left hand. Door thickness is an optional entry, so measure your slab and give it if you have it. Finish is picked from seven options.
5) Does handing matter on Emtek multi point lock trim?
Handing matters here, and it is a required selection. The 12A3 is built right hand or left hand, so a left hand set will not operate correctly on a right hand door. Stand outside the door: if the hinges are on your right, it is a right hand door. Get this wrong and the lever throw and thumbturn orientation are backwards.
6) How big are the Emtek 12A3 plates, and will they cover the marks left by my old trim?
The plates measure 1-1/2 x 11 inches in the Modern style, which is a narrow contemporary escutcheon. Against a wider or taller previous plate it will not hide the old screw holes or the paint line, so on a refinish job plan on filling and touching up the stile. On a like-for-like swap of another slim multi point plate it usually sits clean.
7) What finishes does the Emtek 12A3 modern multi point trim come in?
Seven, and they are the full run: Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Nickel Lifetime (US14), Satin Nickel (US15), Flat Black (US19), Polished Chrome (US26), Unlacquered Brass (US3NL) and Satin Brass (US4). Unlacquered Brass is a living finish that will darken and patina with handling, so if you are matching a fleet of doors across a building and want them to stay identical, pick one of the plated or coated finishes instead.
8) Can I mix any Emtek lever with the 12A3 brass multi point trim?
Any Emtek brass lever pairs with it. The plates and the lever are both brass, so the whole set stays in one material family and the finish carries across. That is what lets you match the patio door to the entry and interior levers already in the house.
9) Do Emtek multi point levers sag over time?
The 12A3 trim carries a spring assist in the handle that returns the lever to neutral, which is the fix for the drooping handle you see on older multi point patio doors. On a heavy French or sliding patio leaf that gets daily use, that spring is doing real work, since the lever on a multi point is lifting three or more locking points at once.
10) Is Emtek 12A3 trim rated for a commercial opening or is it residential hardware?
Residential. Emtek classes the 12A3 as residential swinging patio door hardware, so for a high traffic commercial entrance or an opening that has to meet a commercial door schedule, this is not the part. It suits single family, multi-family unit patio doors and light-use openings where the look matters as much as the duty cycle.
11) Is the Emtek 12A3 an electronic or smart lock trim?
No, it is fully mechanical. There is no electronic component, no wiring and no power requirement, so nothing changes about it when the power drops. Locking is by hand at the interior thumbturn.
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